14:35 Taunton

Thursday 11 December 2025

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:35

Summerfield Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 4m 41.88s

1^st

Celtic Art

810-11

12/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Held up in rear, steady headway from 4 out, travelled smoothly when led 2 out, asserted after last, went clear towards finish run-in, readily op 16/1

2^nd

American Sniper

711-4

9/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Soon led, set sedate tempo, headed before last, outpaced by winner run-in, weakened towards finish op 8/1

3^rd

1 ½

Call Me Legend

510-6

6/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, chased leaders from 3 out, went third final flight, kept on op 8/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

Him Malaya

610-4

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls (5)

Mid-division, slightly impeded 2nd, raced wide on bend before 2 out, chased leading trio after last, kept on op 9/2 tchd 11/2

5^th

Just A Rose

611-6

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, went second on bend after 3 out, outpaced by leading pair 2 out, weakened after last and lost two places towards finish op 7/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

High Fibre

610-7

4/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Towards rear, headway after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, not fluent last, kept on but no impression run-in op 6/1

7^th

Melton Mossy

610-9

7/2f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, kept on but no impression after last tchd 4/1

8^th

Secret Trix

811-11

40/1

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Weaver (7)

Held up in rear, outpaced from 3 out, struggling before 2 out, soon weakened op 33/1

9^th

Sixty Plus

511-8

16/1

T: James OwenJ: J J Burke

Soon raced in second, lost position when pushed along after 3 out, outpaced 2 out, weakened after last op 18/1 tchd 20/1

10^th

Ooh Betty

712-2

12/1

T: Ben ClarkeJ: Rex Dingle

Mid-division, some headway 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last op 11/1 tchd 14/1

11^th

Doctor Glide

710-13

66/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: C O'Farrell

Prominent, lost position 2nd, dropped to rear and struggling after 4 out, tailed off after 3 out

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Non-Runners

Anyharminasking⁷¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.50Pl:£4.70, £2.60, £2.20EX:£176.70Trifecta:£1,259.80Tricast:£732.66SF:£123.35Swingers:£22.20, £15.40, £10.80

Forecasts

Melton Mossy (7/2), High Fibre (4/1), Just A Rose (9/2), Him Malaya (5/1), Call Me Legend (6/1), Anyharminasking (7/1), American Sniper (9/1), Celtic Art (12/1), Ooh Betty (12/1), Sixty Plus (16/1), Secret Trix (40/1), Doctor Glide (66/1)

Devilishy competitive stuff, with several plausible candidates. At the likely prices OOH BETTY could be worth chancing, given that she was a cracking third off this mark in the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr during the spring and her reappearance spin at Ascot will have blown away the cobwebs. Anyharminasking is also on a workable mark and is greatly respected, along with High Fibre, while the Paul Nicholls-trained duo, Just A Rose and last year's winner Him Malaya, also enter calculations.

OOH BETTY (IRE)
ANYHARMINASKING (IRE)
HIGH FIBRE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Him Malaya

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 5

J: Miss Olive Nicholls | T: P F Nicholls

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,816.002nd: £3,596.003rd: £1,798.004th: £900.005th: £448.00